Kinemathekverbund's The 100 Most Important German Films

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In the year of cinematography’s centennial anniversary 1995, the Deutscher Kinematheksverbund conducted a survey in search of the 100 German films that were considered the most important. In the first poll 324 film historians, film journalists, film makers and movie owners decided about places 1 to 75, a second poll with 228 votes determinded the places 76 to 100.

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  1. 12 +68

    Der Student von Prag

    1913 — a.k.a. The Student of Prague, in 5 top lists Check
  2. 31 +39

    Madame DuBarry

    1919 — a.k.a. Passion, in 5 top lists Check
  3. 77 +4

    Die Straße

    1923 — a.k.a. The Street, in 2 top lists Check
  4. 20 new

    Die Nibelungen: Kriemhilds Rache

    1924 — a.k.a. Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge, in 12 top lists Check
  5. 21 new

    Die Nibelungen: Siegfried

    1924, in 13 top lists Check
  6. 19 +31

    Der letzte Mann

    1924 — a.k.a. The Last Laugh, in 17 top lists Check
  7. 9 +69

    Die freudlose Gasse

    1925 — a.k.a. The Joyless Street, in 7 top lists Check
  8. 46 +44

    Varieté

    1925 — a.k.a. Variety, in 6 top lists Check
  9. 27 +7

    Faust: Eine deutsche Volkssage

    1926 — a.k.a. Faust, in 15 top lists Check
  10. 8 new

    Metropolis

    1927, in 36 top lists Check
  11. 88 -83

    Asphalt

    1929, in 5 top lists Check
  12. 34 +35

    Die Büchse der Pandora

    1929 — a.k.a. Pandora's Box, in 18 top lists Check
  13. 93 +2

    Die weiße Hölle vom Piz Palü

    1929 — a.k.a. The White Hell of Pitz Palu, in 2 top lists Check
  14. 15 +46

    Mutter Krausens Fahrt ins Glück

    1929 — a.k.a. Mother Krause's Journey to Happiness, in 4 top lists Check
  15. 65 -35

    Tagebuch einer Verlorenen

    1929 — a.k.a. Diary of a Lost Girl, in 8 top lists Check
  16. 7 +11

    Der blaue Engel

    1930 — a.k.a. The Blue Angel, in 17 top lists Check
  17. 5 +65

    Menschen am Sonntag

    1930 — a.k.a. People on Sunday, in 12 top lists Check
  18. 51 +42

    Westfront 1918: Vier von der Infanterie

    1930 — a.k.a. Westfront 1918, in 4 top lists Check
  19. 30 -16

    Berlin-Alexanderplatz - Die Geschichte Franz...

    1931 — a.k.a. Berlin-Alexanderplatz: The Story of Franz Biberkopf, in 1 top list Check
  20. 52 +32

    Die 3 Groschen-Oper

    1931 — a.k.a. The 3 Penny Opera, in 7 top lists Check
  21. 80 -77

    Emil und die Detektive

    1931 — a.k.a. Emil and the Detectives, in 1 top list Check
  22. 79 -54

    Kameradschaft

    1931 — a.k.a. Comradeship, in 4 top lists Check
  23. 1 +55

    M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder

    1931 — a.k.a. M, in 35 top lists Check
  24. 45 -6

    Mädchen in Uniform

    1931, in 5 top lists Check
  25. 11 +74

    Kuhle Wampe oder: Wem gehört die Welt?

    1932 — a.k.a. Kuhle Wampe or Who Owns the World?, in 4 top lists Check
  26. 23 +29

    Liebelei

    1933, in 4 top lists Check
  27. 60 -

    Jud Süß

    1940 — a.k.a. Jew Süss, in 3 top lists Check
  28. 68 +6

    Romanze in Moll

    1943 — a.k.a. Romance in a Minor Key, in 3 top lists Check
  29. 41 -

    Große Freiheit Nr. 7

    1944 — a.k.a. Port of Freedom, in 3 top lists Check
  30. 6 +56

    Die Mörder sind unter uns

    1946 — a.k.a. Murderers Among Us, in 5 top lists Check
  31. 18 +69

    Unter den Brücken

    1946 — a.k.a. Under the Bridges, in 4 top lists Check
  32. 69 -9

    Ehe im Schatten

    1947 — a.k.a. Marriage in the Shadows, in 1 top list Check
  33. 57 +19

    In jenen Tagen

    1947 — a.k.a. Seven Journeys, in 2 top lists Check
  34. 78 -40

    Germania anno zero

    1948 — a.k.a. Germany Year Zero, in 11 top lists Check
  35. 42 +33

    Rotation

    1949, in 2 top lists Check
  36. 10 +38

    Der Untertan

    1951 — a.k.a. Man of Straw, in 2 top lists Check
  37. 55 +1

    Der Verlorene

    1951 — a.k.a. The Lost One, in 4 top lists Check
  38. 26 +28

    Lola Montès

    1955, in 12 top lists Check
  39. 49 -5

    Die Halbstarken

    1956 — a.k.a. Teenage Wolfpack, in 1 top list Check
  40. 82 -66

    Berlin - Ecke Schönhauser

    1957, in 1 top list Check
  41. 91 -62

    Nachts wenn der Teufel kam

    1957 — a.k.a. The Devil Strikes at Night, in 4 top lists Check
  42. 94 -55

    Das Mädchen Rosemarie

    1958 — a.k.a. Rosemary, in 1 top list Check
  43. 13 +7

    Die Brücke

    1959 — a.k.a. The Bridge, in 7 top lists Check
  44. 47 +27

    Rosen für den Staatsanwalt

    1959 — a.k.a. Roses for the Prosecutor, in 1 top list Check
  45. 75 +4

    Sterne

    1959 — a.k.a. Stars, in 3 top lists Check
  46. 61 -30

    Der geteilte Himmel

    1964 — a.k.a. The Divided Heaven, in 1 top list Check
  47. 84 -80

    Das Kaninchen bin ich

    1965 — a.k.a. The Rabbit Is Me, in 1 top list Check
  48. 63 +4

    Nicht versöhnt oder Es hilft nur Gewalt, wo...

    1965 — a.k.a. Not Reconciled, in 5 top lists Check
  49. 14 +89

    Abschied von gestern - (Anita G.)

    1966 — a.k.a. Yesterday Girl, in 4 top lists Check
  50. 39 +66

    Der junge Törless

    1966 — a.k.a. Young Torless, in 3 top lists Check
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